Associations to the word «Heedlessness»

Wiktionary

HEEDLESSNESS, noun. The state or character of being heedless; inattention; carelessness; thoughtlessness.

Dictionary definition

HEEDLESSNESS, noun. A lack of attentiveness (as to children or helpless people).
HEEDLESSNESS, noun. The trait of acting rashly and without prudence.
HEEDLESSNESS, noun. The trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke